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French Dressing – here with butter lettuce

Posted in My favorite mom's recipes, Salads on May 30, 2011 by majcych

 This dressing is our family recipe… My grandma, my mom, my aunt, my sister… everyone make this dressing at least once a week. Every time I prepare it for a company it gets huge ovations. It’s just delicious and works perfect with not only butter lettuce but also endive, shredded carrots or shredded celery root…

 

Ingredients:

½ lemon – juiced

2 cloves of garlic

Pinch of sugar

¼ cup canola oil

Salt & pepper

1 tbsp finely chopped parsley

 Head of butter lettuce

Preparation:

Wash lettuce and dry it thoroughly

Squeeze lemon juice to a small bowl

Using garlic presser squeeze garlic cloves into the same bowl

Add pinch of sugar, salt and pepper and mix well

Still mixing slowly add oil

Add parsley

Pour over the lettuce and mix well just before serving

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Chicken in wine

Posted in Appetizers, Chicken, Main Courses, My favorite mom's recipes on May 30, 2011 by majcych

I grew up with this recipe. It was one of my mom’s staple Sunday dishes. It’s absolutely delicious, moist and full of flavor. And it is just ridiculously easy to prepare. YOU GOT TO TRY IT!

 

Ingredients:

Whole chicken cut into pieces (or 6 chicken drumsticks and thighs)

1 cup of white whine

½ tsp paprika

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tsp onion powder

½ tsp curry powder

½ tsp dry thyme

½ tsp oregano powder

Salt & pepper

 

Preparation:

Pat dry chicken and cover with spices. Leave the chicken for few hours or better yet over night.

Heat up canola oil in a big sauté pan and brown chicken on both sides.

Add wine and turn the heat up and let the alcohol evaporate for few minutes

Cover the chicken and turn down the heat to low. Let the chicken braise for 40 min or so

Sauté onion, shallot, garlic cloves and a pinch of pepper flakes.

Goes great with:

Butter Lettuce with French dressing

Roasted cauliflower

French fires

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